October 16, 2019
THE WORMHOLE
DescriptionDescription We open with WORMHOLE, which allows us to view a boy's struggle with the disappearance of his younger brother.
October 16, 2019
A WEDDING IN RAMALLAH
DescriptionDescription "I cannot take another broken heart again, you know?" says Bassam Abed on the eve of his second wedding. After a painful divorce from an American woman, Bassam returns to his native Palestine, seeking a traditional wife willing to fetch his slippers and do his laundry. The first woman who accepts his. offer is...
October 16, 2019
WEST BANK BROOKLYN
DescriptionDescription With wit, charm and irreverence, writer/director/producer/actor Ghazi Albuliwi's WEST BANK BROOKLYN contrasts the different interpretations of God and religion for three young Muslim friends living in Brooklyn where Jewish, Muslim and Catholics live side-by-side. Albuliwi plays a chameleon-like realist who adopts a Puerto Rican name and look to avoid the stigma of being named...
October 16, 2019
WHITE LIKE THE MOON
DescriptionDescription WHITE LIKE THE MOON poses the idea that if the sun makes you darker, then the moon will make you lighter.
October 16, 2019
VINCENT
DescriptionDescription VINCENT tells how a young boy's perspective on life is colored by an early mishap, but nothing can dull Vincent's hopes for a bright future full of love.
October 16, 2019
THE WAY HOME (JIBURO)
DescriptionDescription Told with a grace and beauty reminiscent of Ozu, THE WAY HOME reminds us that sometimes the only way to find your home is to leave it. Sang Woo, a six-year-old city slicker, visits his grandmother in a rural mountain village. Far from his beloved world of city lights, Choco Pies, video games and...
October 16, 2019
UNPRECEDENTED: THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION (THE 2004 CAMPAIGN EDITION)
DescriptionDescription In the two years since the 2000 elections, events both staggering and banal have hazed the nation's memories of mayhem when Al Gore and George W. Bush waged their second war for the presidency. As a result, the political drama that should have never been forgotten has already slipped away from American consciousness. Joan...
October 16, 2019
VAYA CON DIOS
DescriptionDescription "Losing your religion" takes on a special meaning in Zoltan Spirandelli's hilarious coupling of the sacred and the profane. Winner of four Bavarian Film Awards, including Best New Director, Best Actor and Best Acting, VAYA CON DIOS follows the rite of passage of three monks, as they leave their monastery for the first time,...
October 16, 2019
TRAPPEDINFREEDOM
DescriptionDescription The program opens with TRAPPEDINFREEDOM where a man is set free as he loses his mind.
October 16, 2019
TV DREAM HOMES: THE DRAWINGS OF MARK BENNETT
DescriptionDescription TV DREAM HOMES: THE DRAWINGS OF MARK BENNETT, a short profile of artist and cultural phenomenon Mark Bennett, who gained fame for his intricate drawings of '60s television sitcom homes.
